Reading with Style discussion

20.10 - Liz M's Task -
In recognition of International Day for the Eradication of Poverty observed on October 7th, read a book written by an author born in one of the least developed countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep., Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Lao PDR, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia.

Many (not all) of the above countries are in Africa. Here is a list of African writers by country.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_...

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Many (not all) of the above countries are in Africa. Here is a list of African writers by country.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_..."

Nice resource, thank you!

I like this task. I realized I haven't read as much literature from Africa as I would have liked and appreciate this chance to stretch my cultural reading.

I want to double check something. Am I correct that for this task we just go by where an author was born, not where they currently reside?

So Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat would qualify for this task because Danticat was born in Haiti, but would not get non western style points because she no longer resides in Haiti?

Karen GHHS wrote: "I want to double check something. Am I correct that for this task we just go by where an author was born, not where they currently reside?

So Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat would qua..."

Correct - Although Danticat qualifies for this task, she seems to have American citizenship, so I believe she does not qualify for non-Western.

This list may help someone

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_...

Saki was born in Myanmar, so he's one of the authors qualifying for this challenge. I'm trying to finish up this month with as many books in the Canon as possible. Saki is listed there as:

•Saki (H. H. Munro) The Short Stories

I've seen several books of Saki's short stories, so can Liz or one of the mods let me know which one(s) would qualify for Canon points?

Theresa~OctoberLace wrote: "Saki was born in Myanmar, so he's one of the authors qualifying for this challenge. I'm trying to finish up this month with as many books in the Canon as possible. Saki is listed there as:

•Saki..."

When there is a listing of short stories on the Canon, for our purposes, any collection will serve to fulfill the requirement.

Wonderful! Thanks for your quick response, Elizabeth. This is my first RwS Challenge, and I'm so excited that I should be able to finish it.

Theresa~OctoberLace wrote: "Wonderful! Thanks for your quick response, Elizabeth. This is my first RwS Challenge, and I'm so excited that I should be able to finish it."

We're glad to have you. You're definitely in the "rabbits" group! ;-)

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "You're definitely in the "rabbits" group! ;-) "

Huh? (scratches head)

Rosemary wrote: "Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "You're definitely in the "rabbits" group! ;-) "

Huh? (scratches head)"

Rabbits = quick/fast

Aha! Like hare, as in tortoise and ...!

"Breeding like rabbits" is a well known phrase here, I suppose it also means fast, but it's generally not complimentary!

Rosemary wrote: "Aha! Like hare, as in tortoise and ...!

"Breeding like rabbits" is a well known phrase here, I suppose it also means fast, but it's generally not complimentary!"

Ha! Well, I was trying to be Complimentary not UNcomplimentary. ;-)

Elizabeth, rest assured that I took your remark as a compliment. I've done pretty well on the readerboard, so I assumed it was a "tortoise and hare" reference. As for "breeding like rabbits" that one fits my parents...I'm the oldest of 10 kids!